The Clash

Clash On Broadway

A fine career overview.

Review Score:

(10/10)
Before I got this, I had never really heard the Clash (excluding Rock the Casbah, Should I Stay...etc), and as a punk and rock fan, that is unacceptable. So I got this box set.

Disc One covers their early years, with every song from both versions of their first album (except one or two) on here, as well as some other stuff, like a great live version of I Fought the Law. This one gets four stars.

Disc Two covers Give'em Enough Rope an EP whose name escapes me at the moment, and London Calling. The Give'em Enough Rope and EP tracks are good (my favorite being Gates of the West). Then comes the best part of the set - the London Calling tracks. Each London Calling track stands out, and show just how good this band was. It would be impossible for me to describe these tracks here - I'd have to make a whole new review. This disc gets 5 stars

Disc Three covers Sandinista! and Combat Rock. This is weakest of the three discs, by far. Only a few songs from Sandinista! stand out to me (though, to be fair, those that do stand out to me, I love). I only really listen to four of the Combat Rock songs here - their popular sings, and Straight to Hell. This one gets 3.5 stars.

The discs came in a double disc case, along with a nice booklet full of liner notes, as well as one with lyrics (though some songs are missing lyrics). Everything comes packaged in a small cube. Nothing fancy, but it works.

If you really want to get a good view of the Clash, I recommend this set (then get London Calling).

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